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Soothe the soul with blissful music

Niall Breslin brings you calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest.

Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.

This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Mozart, Erland Cooper and Anne Dudley. Plus a chance to Press Pause with Niall, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the wellbeing benefits of being playful.

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Music Played

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Instrumental Version)

    Conductor: Romain Dumas. Orchestra: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    2 Nocturnes Op.27 (no.1 in C sharp minor)

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Elizabeth Poston

    Balulalow

    Performer: Stephen Farr. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Richard Pearce.

  • Elliott Jack Sansom

    Send An Arrow

    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Gerald Finzi

    Introit, Op. 6

    Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Zoroastre, RCT 62, Act I, Scène III: Air tendre en rendeau

    Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Karen LeFrak

    Tuesday

    • KL2.

  • Edward Elgar

    Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante

    Conductor: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • AVIE Records.

  • Billy Joel

    Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)

    • Flipside Music.

  • Eric Coates

    Ballad, Op. 2

    Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op.34

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Ensemble: Van Kuijk Quartet.

  • Trad.

    Lisa Lan

    Performer: Alis Huws. Music Arranger: Alis Huws.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Dick Farrelly

    Isle of Innisfree

    • ABC Classic.

  • Anne Dudley

    Medhel an Gwyns

    Conductor: Irene Delgado-Jiménez.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Eydís Evensen

    Brotin

    • XXIM Records.

  • Trad.

    Take Me To The Water

    • Decca Records US.

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks (Opening)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Philip Glass: Piano Works.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Stellar Dream Dances, Op. 89: II. Ru-ru

    • Camerata Tokyo.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Resurreccion del Angel

    • Ludger Bockenhoff.

  • Roderick Elms

    Visions of St Anne - Symphony for Orchestra: III. Lamentosa

    Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • Signum Records.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Soar (Solo Piano Version)

    • Sony Classical.

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Sequence

    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in D Minor Kk.32

    Music Arranger: Michael Lewin. Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Stephan Moccio

    Candle Flickers

    Composer: Peter Gregson.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio

    Conductor: Murray Perahia. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Debbie Wiseman

    A Day May Come (Anthem for VE Day 80)

    • Silva Classics.

  • Hiroshi Yoshimura

    Water Copy

    • Empire of Signs.

  • Yehezkel Raz

    With The Wind

    Composer: Evgeny Grinko.
    • Aemeralds GmbH.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in B flat major, Op.130 (5th mvt)

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • ECM.

  • Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Gottschalk: Solitude, Op. 65, RO 239

    • Hyperion.

  • Erland Cooper

    Kittiwaako

    Composer: Charlotte Greenhow.
    • Believe International.

  • Ed Carlsen

    On Eloquence

    • XXIM Records.

  • Louis Vierne

    2 Pièces, Op. 5 (Arr. for Cello & Piano): No. 1, Le soir

    Music Arranger: Anon..
    • Dacapo.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 16 May 202518:00
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